Permanent-hair-waving device and the like and method of using same



Feb; 12, 1929. 1,701,660

W. H. C. BINGHAM PERMANENT HAIR WAVING DEVICE AND THE LIKE-AND METHOD OF USING SAME Filed Nov. 23, 1927 INVENTOR 6&4 5- I, A TTORNQY' Patented Feb, 12, 1929. V

UNITED STATES PATENTYOQ'FFICE. i

WILLIAM H. C. BINGHAM, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR T LAVINIA BINGHAM, OF

NEW YORK, N. Y.

PERMANENT-HAIR-WAVING DEVICE AND THE ,LEKE nnnmnrno n or Usrne SAME.

Application filed November 23, 1927, Serial No. 235,193.

This invention relates to improvements in permanent hair waving devices and has particular reference to a deviceoi' the type where struction which will effectively and quicklyi in wave the hair'by the application of heat and;

pressure.

Another object is tomount aheating element in one of the members constituting the device in such manner that when a strand of hair is engaged" between the members a pressure element normallypositioned in the other member may be moved into contact with said strand and force the same into a waved condition in proximity tosaid heating element.

A further object is to form the two pivoted members of the-device so that whenthey are brought together with a strand of hair therebetween they will combine to form a chamher in which the heat from a heating element within one of the members and the steam generated by the application of the'heat to the moistened strand will be retained. i

The above and other objects will appear more clearly from the following description 0 when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which I Figure .1 is a side elevation of the device partly broken away and showing the clamping members in closed position. V

Figure 2 isja similar view illustrating the device in its operative position; and Figure Sis a section taken on the line 3-7-3 ofFigurel. v Figure 4 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1. i'

The preferred embodiment of the i'nven-i tive idea, asjshown in the drawing, comprises the cooperating clamping members 5 and 6 made of suitable material such as, aluminum andpivoted at the inner ends, as indicatedat 7 with the member. 5 provided with a shank 8 carrying the handle 9 of insulated, material while'the member 6 has an extensionl0 forming a handle portion. e I g The members 5 and 6 are both arcuate in cross section and the longitudinal edges thereof are ,formed with outwardly extending flanges 11 which engage and retain a strand I of hair between the same when the members are in operative 0r clamplng position, said brought together, as shown/in Figure 1,

strand extending transversely of the members and normally in the plane between the opposed flanges thereof. The member .5 is" formed with a partition 12 of the same gen,- .eral configuration asthe-inember itself which provides a compartment in which is mounted. I an electric heating element 13 0f any well i i known construction, said partition providing a bearing surface againstwhich'the portion of the strand of hair held between the opposite pairs of flanges 11 is forced so as to'be brought into intimate contact therewith, ina manner 1 which will presently appear. The heating element 13 is connected, by suitable conductors i l, to a thermostatically con trolled element conventionally shown at 15 in the handle 9 and which is, inturn, joined to a o source of current supply. i Previous to engaginga strand between the members 5 and 6,as above described, the hair is moistened. "Toform the wave,there ispro-I videda pressure lever 16 also movable about the point 7 and having a rod portion 17, circu Y lar in cross section, extending longitudinally of the interior of the member 6, the end of said portion being adj acent to said point. The rod portion. is normally held within the confines of the m6111bBf6,lOy the retractile spring 18 connecting the extension '10 with the lever 16. However, after the members have been 3 by movement about the pivot 7, a further movement of thelever 'l6'toward the handle 9 v and relative toithe extensionlOwill expand the spring'18 and force therod- 17 from the position shown in Figure 2 to its operated position in Figure'l. In so doing, the portion of the strand of hair held between the members 5 and 6 will be slightly stretchedand forced into the member 5 and in contact with the partition 12 which has been heated by the element 13. The hair being moist, steam will be generatedby this contact and the s'teamwill be confined to a largeextent in the chamber joined by the memberb which is now closed byreason of the members andfi having been brought together. Thus through the'combination of the application of heat to the hair i 4 and theconfinement oi" the steam withinthe clampings members, it is necessary tohold i eachstrand of hair between the members for only comparatively short time beforethe hair is formed into-what is commonly known M as apermanent, wave o a i To release the'strand from the device, p'res- 1,10

sure upon the lever 16 is first relieved, whereupon the spring 18 will act to restore the rod 17 to its normally retracted position within the member 6 after which the members 5 and 6 are separated.

Other modifications and changes may be made without departing-from the scope ofmy invention as my device may also be constructed so that various kinds of clamping and other devices may be added to the fulcrum thereby. aiding in stretching the hair and,

position.

The present method of producing what is known as a permanent wave constitutes a lengthy process, namely, the hair in all cases is shampooed and dried then divided oii' into from thirty-five to fifty sections or parts, each part or section is then tied with a string and wound around small rods and again tied with strings. After this procedure flannel strips or what is known as pads or sachets which arechemically treated are afterbeing chemically treated and wetted wrapped around each individual rod, then aluminum heaters are placed around the rods. There being one heater for each rod. Then the hair is subjected to from nine to twenty-five minutes heat; Thereis the risk of scalp burns due to the tact thatno control canbe kept over the amount of liquid contained in flannel strips, pad or sadiets, The system ottoday takes from one and a hal'rto three hours to produce what is known as a permanent wave and also greatly inconveniences the person by having the weight during the steaming process of from thirty-five to fifty hot heaters on thehead.

. Mynew process eliminates all the above inconveniences and in conjunction with the iron already described, produces what is known as a permanent wave in the following manner'z'- the hair is washed to eliminate excess oil and grease and a portion of the hair is taken and clamped in my device between chambers 5 and 6 and isletretched by rodl? as-sho'wn in Figures 3 and i, and steamed in one operation as aforementioned; During the stretching period the hair is dried by the heating. de vice and forms what is known as a permanent wave. This operation can be completed in a fraction of the time now used, and at no ime rin we r i is he erson subt in g tl e at on t jected to any danger from burns or scalding from anormal positionthereininto the first named mei'nber a'nd'thereby engageable with said strandto force the same by pressure into close prox mity to, said heating element, said ciamping members combining, when in clamping position, to form a chamber for confining therein the vapors generated by saidjheating element.

2,]A hair wavingdevi'ce comprising connected' clamping members connected by means ot'a fulcrum andadapted to engage a strand of hair therebetween, a heating eleinentinountedan one ofsaidmembers, a partition enclosing said heating element, and.

means within the other member movable from anormaliposition therein into the first named member and thereby engageable with saidstrand to str tch and. force the same into intimate contact with said partition, said clamping members combining to form a chamber in which are confined the vapors created by contact of the hair with said partition. i i v 3'. A hair waving device comprising connected clamping members connected by means of a fulcrum andad'apted to engage'a strand ofhair therjebetween, a heating element within one of said'membe'rs, a pressure'rod extending into the other member andmovable about the first 0t saidmembers, and means to move said rodinto engagement with said strand to force the same by pressure into close proximity to said ,heating element.

4:. A hair waving device comprising connected clamping members, connected by means ota it'ulcrum having opposed longitudinal'flanges adapted to engage a strandot hair therebetween, a heating element in one of saidmembers', a. partition forming an, enclosure forsaid element, a rod having 'a norinal position within the other clamping memher and movable therefrom to force said strand into engagement with said'partition,

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hair therebetween, a heating element-in onev of said members, a partition. forming an enclosure for said element, a rod havinga normal position withm the other clamping mem her and movable therefrom to forcesaid strand into engagement with saidpartition, and means for moving said rod, and-a retractile spring connecting the last named means with said other clamping member for restoring said rod to its normal position.

6. A hair waving device comprising connected clamping members connected by means of a fulcrum of arcuate formation in cross section and combining, when brought together, to form a heat and vapor retaining chamber, a heating element in one of said members, an arcuate partition forming a cover for said heating element and heated thereby, and a rod movable about the first of said clamping members to engage a strand of hair held between said members to force a portion of said strand into contact with said partition.

7. The method of producing What is commonly known as a permanent wave in hair which consists in Wetting the'hair and inserting same in a pair of connected clamping members connected by means of a fulcrum adapted to engage a strand of hair therebetween, a heating element mounted in one of said members, and means within the other member movable from a normal position said heat being regulated by a thermostat or such other heat regulator.

8. The method of making permanent waves in hair which consists in wetting'the hair and inserting same in a hair waving devicecommeans Within the other member movable from a normal position thGI'BlILlIlbO the first named member and thereby engageable, with said strand to stretch and force the same into intimate contact with said partition.

9. The method of making permanent WilVBS' in hair which consists in wetting the hair and inserting the'strand of hair 1n a hair waving device comprising connected clamping members, connected by means of a fulcrum having opposed longitudinal flanges adapted to engage a strand of hairtherebetween, a heating element in one of said memhere, a partition formlng an enclosure for said element, a rod having a normal position within the other clamping member and movable therefrom to force said strand into engagement with said partition, and means for moving said rod.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 9th day of November, A. D. 1927. 7, WILLIAM PLO, BINGHAM. 

